IN PICTURES: Birmingham Pride 2022
Catherine Muxworthy captures this year’s Birmingham Pride, celebrating 25 years of Protest, Power and Pride.
LGBTQ
Health Secretary must ‘prioritise monkeypox’s devastating impact on sexual health services’
Leading sexual health charities – Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), National AIDS Trust and PrEPster – have warned newly appointed Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey MP that sexual health clinics are in crisis with the current monkeypox outbreak displacing other vital services, including testing for sexual
Birmingham Unicorns cricket team working to make the game accessible for all
Birmingham Unicorns is only the world’s second openly LGBTQ+ cricket club, which was formed during lockdown by cricket-lover Lachlan Smith, who wanted to create a space for the LGBTQ+ community to connect again after the pandemic. Now, the competitive team has over 30 registered players.
Second vaccine doses to be offered to those at highest risk from monkeypox
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced that second doses of the smallpox (Jynneos) vaccine will be offered to people at highest risk from monkeypox – gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men – in order to maximise protection against the virus.
NHS Blood and Transplant to attend Birmingham Pride to celebrate a year since changes to blood donation eligibility rules
NHS Blood and Transplant will be attending Birmingham Pride this weekend to celebrate changes in eligibility rules which means more people than ever before can now become blood donors.
English football chief reassures LGBTQ+ football fans ahead of World Cup in Qatar
English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has reassured LGBTQ+ football fans that they won’t be arrested for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup in Qatar.
MindOut for the Laughs raises an incredible £3,700 for LGBTQ+ mental health
MindOut for the Laughs, the annual fundraiser for LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut, raised a whopping £3,700 for LGBTQ+ mental health earlier this month.